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Old Aug 10, 2012 | 06:56 PM
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Default Anyone Assemble A Headlight Switch Assembly Before

I have a supposedly bad headlight switch (the electrical system of the switch is fine, the problem was vacuum related- the headlights would come on but wouldn't pop up...) I can bypass the switch by hooking the line up to the engines vacuum port and they pop up fine- so the switch wasn't working properly.

I just got it out of the dash, but it didn't come out in a single piece like I hoped. I'd like to see a pic or a few pics of the assembly of the switch, or some kind of diagram that shows all the parts and how they go together... I don't need to be told to "just go buy a new switch" I'm scraping by to pay for gas and insurance at this point, and have lots of other expenses to take care of... Like a new wiper motor, tires, my home expenses/bills... You guys get the picture.

I'm good at bench-top fixes, and hope to get this fixed without having to save up to buy a new one...

Any help would be awesome-

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Old Aug 10, 2012 | 08:40 PM
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That part was never serviced seperately, so you are probably SOL for pictures. Maybe someone has done it and took pictures.
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 12:46 AM
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if this is the switch you have i can pull it apart and take some pics or a video for you

ill trade you this one for a couple of old L-82 emblems if you have any
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